Recreational Education

Those of us in the education business watch, with acute discomfort, the growth in hiring and salaries on the administrative side while the teaching side lags behind.

Share of College Spending for Recreation Is Rising - NYTimes.com: "American colleges are spending a declining share of their budgets on instruction and more on administration and recreational facilities for students, according to a study of college costs released Friday.

The report, based on government data, documents a growing stratification of wealth across America’s system of higher education.

At the top of the pyramid are private colleges and universities, which educate a small portion of the nation’s students, while public universities and community colleges, where tuitions are rising most rapidly, serve greater numbers and have fewer resources."